Hope Linda Sees This Post: Linda--I FINALLY posted photos after trim following your markups. these are from Sept prior to the PPID diagnosis and his foot soreness. Is the trimmer on the right track?

Hi Marianne, Has the mare actually been diagnosed? Lorna in Ontario,Canada ECIR Moderator 2002 *See What Works in Equine

Hi Andrea,   thank you for this info - useful!! However the information seems to be relevant more for pregnant mares, rather than mares who already have a foal and where the foal is still drinking. I

Hi Marianne The question of treating mares in foal with pergolide came up in a recent webinar with Andy Durham & Cathy McGowan - this is from my

If a mare is diagnosed with Cushing's and should start on Pergolide - what about her foal who is still drinking her milk? It seems to me that the foal should not get (part of the) pergolide through

I sure do! Aurelio

Alcar is 1 gram/100 pounds. You can also double that when dealing with severe pain. I've had 5 of my 7 horses on it for various reasons. None had problems, and the tired Old Mare just came right

Linda, Vet is scheduled to come out on Monday afternoon. Getting x-rays and ACTH. Will post x-rays and results when I get them. Ordered ALCAR as well as AAKG and ginseng. Shipping boots should

I've been giving my 9 year old IR mare 2-3 Tablespoons of iodized salt along with Flax, Remission and Vit E each day for about 3 - 4 weeks now. Two weeks ago I was loading her and her trail buddy

Hi Aurelio, Or some people's memories fail periodically! Mine. Thanks,Aurelio. LeeAnne reminded me.To make things even more embarrassing it was *I who posted the information you gave Eva,to our

Is ALCar a long term supplement, sort of like salt is? Or is it just for the time of recovery? Kim Lee in NW PA 3/2010

Hi, Lorna, The Timothy Balance cubes are for the time being called Timothy Complete Cubes in Canada. There was a posting done by Eva Barnett on the group with my help and approval sometime ago, but I

Karen, The first time we tested my gelding for glucose/insulin/eACTH with Cornell (no leptin at that time) our costs ran about $140 (hubby is a vet). The discounted shipping labels shaved that down

Nancy C in NH wrote: "Was this test taken while she had been eating low ESC&S hay without fasting period? What is the ESC&S of your hay? If her base diet is tight in terms of Sugar and Starch and

Hi Karen Just saw low ESC and Starch reported on your CH. 4.9%. Thanks. Nancy C in NH ECIR Moderator 2003 NewEnglandEquineBalance@... What is the ESC&S of your hay?

Hi Karen She's got a high insulin report (137.6) in October and her glucose (119) is elevated too. Was this test taken while she had been eating low ESC&S hay without fasting period? What is the

Not a guru, but I am sure someone will chime in. Just wanted to let you know that when my pony (who was in a very very bad way) finally got the correct trim, diet, etc. it was several (i.e. 6)

Hi Karen It's a busy time of year for all of us. the list is busy with sick horses, we've all got our own horses. WE can point you but we need members to take charge or this just can't work. I know

Boy did I have a go 'round with my feed store. I bought a bag of timothy cubes, the one with the orange label because I didn't know any better at the time. When I found out that I needed the

Still looking for ideas or suggestions, but what about APF, J-herb, alcar, AAKG, lycopene, ginseng??  I haven't tried any of these with Rianza and would certainly be willing to, but not sure which